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The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, [a] commonly referred to as the Russian Armed Forces, are the military of Russia. It is organized into three service branches—the Ground Forces, Navy, and Aerospace Forces—two independent combat arms (the Strategic Rocket Forces and Airborne Forces), [10] and the Special Operations Forces Command ...
The Pokrovsk offensive is an ongoing military operation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Armed Forces with the primary goal of capturing the strategic cities of Pokrovsk and Kurakhove in western Donetsk Oblast. [1][2][3] Fighting increased with the Russian advance into and subsequent capture of Prohres on 18 and 19 July 2024, a ...
Casualties in the Russo-Ukrainian War include six deaths during the 2014 annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, 14,200–14,400 military and civilian deaths during the War in Donbas, [ 1 ] and up to 1,000,000 estimated casualties during the Russian invasion of Ukraine till mid-September 2024. [ 2 ] The War in Donbas' deadliest phase ...
The battle of Chasiv Yar is an ongoing military engagement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine for control of the city of Chasiv Yar and surrounding villages. The battle began on 4 April 2024 with the first direct assault on the city by Russian forces, and has thus far seen the ...
The Russian military is top-heavy, with generals playing a larger role in day-to-day operations than in other militaries. [7] [81] Russian battalion commanders were given more authority only three years before the invasion. [13] According to analysts and Western officials, Russia had deployed approximately 20 general officers to Ukraine.
The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, [ note 1 ] formerly the Main Intelligence Directorate, [ note 2 ] and still commonly known by its previous abbreviation GRU, [ note 3 ][ 1 ] is the foreign military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
History. In order to facilitate the redeployment of troops on the front lines in Luhansk Oblast and defense against the Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Ukraine, the establishment of 25th Combined Arms Army was started from May 2023. The unit is made up of officers and conscripts from Buryatia and Irkutsk. [3][4]
This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...